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Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters during a visit to the Air Self-Defense Force's Space Situation Awareness radar in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines

The guidelines outline plans to protect Japanese satellites, while promoting cooperation between the public and private sectors on cutting-edge tech.
The National Police Agency noted in a special section of its fiscal 2025 report that the spread of social media has made it easy for loosely organized crime groups to contact regular citizens and commit crimes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2025

NPA white paper highlights crimes surrounding social media

In 2024, the number of social media-linked investment and romance fraud cases police detected around the country exceeded 10,000, with victims defrauded of some ¥127.2 billion.
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya speaks at a rally in Tokyo on July 21, a day after the Upper House election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2025

A fringe party or political force: Will the real Sanseito stand up?

There were a few things that might raise eyebrows, but nothing especially scary. Sanseito's published policy platform is relatively benign.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Washington in January.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2025

As China advances and the U.S. retreats, Japan-India ties grow stronger

Located on two ends of the Indo-Pacific region, India and Japan anchor a stable counterweight to China and a mercurial Trump.
Storage tanks containing treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in March 2021.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2025

Tepco ordered to pay ¥100 million in damages over 2011 disaster

Presiding Judge Masahiko Abe ordered the payment mainly as compensation for damage to property and consolation money.
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 30, 2025

Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima

The artist cherished for her red-thread installations creates a new work in one of Japan’s famed art islands.
Waves slam into a sea wall off Waikiki Beach after authorities downgraded earlier tsunami warnings following an earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Wedenesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2025

Tsunami danger has Chile to U.S. on alert after Russia quake

Aftershocks will likely continue for months and there is no way to predict if there will be another massive shake.
Chikuwa is a robust 15 kilograms and turns 5 years old in November.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 31, 2025

Charming Chikuwa has a zest for life

This inquisitive dog delights in a brisk walk and exploring the outdoors.
Mika Horii (left) and Jane Su record an episode of “Over the Sun” at TBS Broadcasting Center in Tokyo’s Akasaka area. The show draws 1.5 million monthly plays.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 31, 2025

'Over the Sun': A podcast for Japanese women who’ve lived a little

In their hit podcast “Over the Sun,” hosts Jane Su and Mika Horii turn everyday chats into a cultural phenomenon.
Shizuoka Gov. Yasutomo Suzuki (left) hands a proposal to promote a multicultural society to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki on Wednesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2025

Japan prefectural chiefs seek to promote multicultural society

The project team of the National Governors' Association asked the central government to help the country accept more foreigners to address labor shortages in regional areas.
Michi Saito touches a piece of a dummy atomic bomb that took away her brother's life in 1945, during an interview at Zuiryu Temple in Fukushima on July 14.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Aug 18, 2025

98-year-old woman recalls brother's death from dummy atomic bomb

A U.S. military unit dropped dummy bombs in various parts of Japan as part of exercises aimed at training forces to gain the high skills required to drop nuclear weapons.
A screenshot of eBay shows war relics including swords and gas masks being put on sale.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2025

Large number of Japanese war relics still offered on auction sites

Items such as swords that belonged to soldiers of the Imperial Japanese military and protective hoods used during air raids can be found on eBay.
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 3, 2025

With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market

Currently in operation, the high-tech facility in Osaka will open to the public next year with a focus on its popular Roku gin variants.
A tourist walks with a paper fan in the Dotonbori area in the city of Osaka on Thursday amid high temperatures.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2025

Japan logs hottest July for third year in a row

As the average temperature in June also hit a new record this year, the average summer temperature from June to August is likely to rewrite the record, too, experts said.
The Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, where Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2025

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to lower-security facility; Trump says no plea for pardon

Maxwell's move to the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, comes a week after she met with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Troops from the Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at Beecroft Weapons Range in Australia's New South Wales state during Exercise Talisman Sabre on July 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2025

'Firsts’ abound in latest Talisman Sabre joint military drills

The multinational military drills saw over 80 "firsts" in which participants either tested new systems or performed certain combined activities for the first time.
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Aug 3, 2025

How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help

As the U.S. president ramps up high-polluting LNG projects, Japan is among the nations he's pressuring for investments. The economic case for the push, however, is far from clear.
A memorial to two Japanese soldiers killed in combat with anti-Japanese forces in Phrae Province, northern Thailand
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2025

80 years on: Thai man wants to return soldiers' remains to Japan

During the war, Japan was an enemy to the Free Thai group, but the soldiers were victims of the war, which was unnecessary, Puchong said.
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) talks with rice farmers in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on July 11.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025

Japan seeks to ditch rice output curbs after price surges

Currently, the government provides subsidies to farmers to encourage them to restrict rice production and switch to other crops to prevent an oversupply.
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025

How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear

Central to the May downing of a French-made Rafale fighter jet was an Indian intelligence failure concerning the range of the China-made PL-15 missile.
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 4, 2025

Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield

Gangs are battling to control Prato's production of clothes hangers — a market estimated to be worth €100 million ($115 million) — and the bigger prize of transporting apparel.
Yoshie Kurihara, of No More Hibakusha Project — Inheriting Memories of the A- and H-Bomb Sufferers, goes through materials related to atomic bombings, in the city of Saitama on June 20.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2025

80 years on, NPO working to digitize materials on A-bombings

The organization, No More Hibakusha Project — Inheriting Memories of the A- and H-Bomb Sufferers, has launched a crowdfunding project.
A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2025

AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink

A recent study has revealed that AI-generated summaries now appearing in Google searches discourage users from clicking through to source articles.
Reflecting CEO Masayoshi Son's artificial intelligence-focused strategy, SoftBank Group has boosted its stakes in Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2025

SoftBank builds Nvidia and TSMC stakes under Son’s focus on AI gear

SoftBank Group raised its stake in Nvidia to about $3 billion by the end of March and bought around $330 million worth of TSMC shares.
Mizuho Bank is said to have appointed Devendra Sharma as co-head of corporate banking in India with the aim of strengthening its presence in the country.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2025

Mizuho said to hire Mashreqbank’s corporate banking head in India

Mizuho Bank is betting big in India, with a focus on corporate and investment banking, as well as retail loans.
Israeli tanks near the border fence with the Gaza Strip earlier this month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering whether to deploy the Israel Defense Forces into the 25% of the Palestinian territory not already under its control.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Israel weighs full Gaza takeover despite concerns of armed forces

The plan would likely face considerable opposition by international governments fearful of the worsening humanitarian situation in the strip.
Taiwan has arrested six people on suspicions of stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. after the chipmaker reported a number of former and current staff to authorities.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2025

Taiwan arrests six in probe of TSMC chip technology leak

The chipmaker had reported a number of former and current staff to authorities on suspicion they illegally obtained core technology.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (center) chairs a meeting of a Cabinet session to discuss the issue of disarming Hezbollah at the presidential palace of Baabda, east of Beirut, on Aug. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Lebanon plans to disarm Hezbollah by year-end

The unprecedented move forms part of a November ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah following months of hostilities.
Kunihiko Iida speaks about his experience as a hibakusha, in the city of Hiroshima on July 14.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2025

Orphaned hibakusha continues to tell of the destructive reality of nuclear weapons

Kunihiko Iida has made it his mission to share his experience, believing that conveying the truth of the bomb will "lead to the abolition of nuclear weapons."
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends a talk session with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son in Tokyo on February 3.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2025

OpenAI releases two ‘open’ AI models after DeepSeek’s success

The release is a new business strategy for the ChatGPT developer and allows users to customize and run AI systems themselves.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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